Oklahoma HB 3073: Crimes and punishments; dissemination and publication; digitization; misdemeanor; felony; disclosure; misdemeanor; effective date; emergency.

Bill Text

HB3073 FULLPCS2 Neil Hays-MJ 
 2/5/2024 12:28:42 pm 
AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS 
 
  Amendment submitted by: Neil Hays 
Adopted: _____________________________ 
 
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                         Reading Clerk 
 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
State of Oklahoma 
 
 SPEAKER:  
 
 CHAIR:  
 
I move to amend  HB3073                                          
           Of the printed Bill 
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              Of the Engrossed Bill 
 
By striking the Title, the Enacting Clause, the entire bill, and by 
inserting in lieu thereof the following language:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) 
 
PROPOSED COMMITTEE 
SUBSTITUTE 
FOR 
HOUSE BILL NO. 3073 By: Hays 
 
 
 
 
PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
 
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; creating a 
misdemeanor and felony for the dissemination and 
publication of certain digitization; establishing 
minimum punishment; creating a misdemeanor for 
failure to make certain disclosures; defining terms; 
providing for codification; providing an effective 
date; and declaring an emergency. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1630 of Title 21, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A person who disseminates or publishes a digitization 
depicting another person's name, image, voice, or likeness without 
their written consent and attempts to deceive with the intent to 
cause emotional, financial, or physical harm shall be guilty of a 
misdemeanor on a first offense.  A second offense shall result in a 
felony punishable by no less than one (1) year imprisonment and a 
fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). 

 
 
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B.  Any digitization shall include a disclosure that the image 
is a digitization.  Failure to disclose shall result in a 
misdemeanor. 
C.  For purposes of this act: 
1.  The term "digitization" shall mean a still or video image 
that is altered to appear in a realistic manner utilizing an image 
or images of a person other than the person depicted or computer-
generated images. 
2.  The term "disseminate" means to give, provide, lend, 
deliver, mail, send, forward, transfer, or transmit, electronically 
or otherwise, to another person. 
3.  The term "publish" means: 
a. to disseminate with the intent that such images be 
sold by another person, or 
b. to post, present, display, exhibit, circulate, 
advertise, or allow access to, electronically or 
otherwise, so as to make an image or images available 
to the public. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2024. 
SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby  

 
 
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declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 
 
59-2-9929 MJ 02/05/24